Clematis Plant Named &#39;Evipo105&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new  Clematis  plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, purple-violet flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation in commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

Botanical classification: Genus: Clematis. Species: viticella. Variety Denomination: ‘Evipo105’.

This application claims priority to Plant Breeder's Rights Application Number 2020/2278, which was filed at the Community Plant Variety Rights Office in the European Union on Sep. 21, 2020, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE CLAIMED PLANT

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of Clematis plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an un-named seedling, and the male pollen parent, an un-named seedling. Both parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2007 and the resulting seeds were planted the following winter in a controlled environment in Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom. The new variety named ‘Evipo105’ originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new clematis plant may be distinguished from its female seed parent and male pollen parent by the following characteristics. The female seed parent has a flower tepal colour of Purple 75C while the new variety has Violet Group 90C tepals. The male seed parent has medium red tepals while the new variety has purple-violet tepals.

The objective of the hybridization of this clematis plant was to create a new and distinct variety for nursery culture with unique qualities such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant purple-violet flowers;     -   2. Vigorous and compact growth, making the variety suitable for         container culture; and     -   3. Improved disease resistance.

This combination of qualities was lacking in clematis plants that were in commercial cultivation and the qualities have been substantially achieved in the new variety.

‘Evipo105’ was selected by Mogens N. Olesen and Raymond J. Evison in their clematis development program in the Channel Islands, United Kingdom in 2008. Asexual reproduction of ‘Evipo105’ by means of vegetative cuttings and traditional layering was first performed by Mogens N. Olesen and Raymond J. Evison in the nursery during the summer of 2008. This initial and subsequent asexual propagations have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Evipo105’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Evipo105’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings is a flowering stem with leaves and flower buds attached, open flowers viewed from above and underneath, tepals detached, and reproductive flower parts.

FIG. 2 shows a flowering branch with juvenile foliage and flower buds. Illustrated plants are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a detailed description of ‘Evipo105’, as observed in its growth outdoors throughout the flowering period in Odense Denmark. Observed plants were cultivated for a period of 24 months in 2 liter containers. Certain phenotypical characteristics of the variety may vary under different environmental, cultural, agronomic, seasonal, and climatic conditions. Color references are made using the Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the clematis variety ‘Evipo058’ described and illustrated in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 28,552 are compared to ‘Evipo105’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Evipo105’ ‘Evipo058’ Flower diameter 110 mm 100 mm Tepal colour upper Violet Group 90C Purple Group 79C at the surface with a central bar of marginal zone, Purple Group Purple-Violet Group N79C at the middle zone N82A with a central bar the color of Purple Group N79B Tepal count 6 8

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous. The natural flowering period is             generally from April to September.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Normally 35 mm in length. Bud diameter is             14 mm. Bud form: Long campanulate, broad based. Bud color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Orange             Group 177B. Texture: Pubescent.         -   Pedicel.—Surface Texture: Smooth. Length: 20 to 35 mm in             length with 3 mm diameter. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Strength: Moderately strong.         -   Receptacle.—Surface Texture: Lightly pubescent. Shape: Broad             funnel. Size: 2 mm (h)×4 mm (w). Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A.         -   Flower arrangement.—Location on vine: New growth only.             Borne: Singly, or in clusters of 3 flowers.         -   Flower bloom.—Size: On average, 110 mm diameter and 25 mm in             depth. Profile: Open flowers are flat. Fragrance: None.             Lasting Quality: Flowers normally remain up to 14 days on             the plant.         -   Tepals.—Tepal Color: The upper surface is Violet Group 90C             with a central bar of Purple-Violet Group N82A. The lower             surface is Violet Group N88C with central bar Greyed-White             Group 156B. Quantity: Normally 6 to 8 tepals. Size: 50 mm in             length by 28 mm wide. Shape: Individual tepal shape is             elliptic. The tepal apex is mucronate. The tepal base is             typically acute. Apex Recurvature: None. Tepal Cross             section: Flat. Margins: Entire. No undulations of margin.             Persistence: Tepals drop off cleanly.         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 9             mm in length. Color: Greyed-Purple Group N186C. Quantity: On             average, 50. Filaments: Color: White Group 155 N155B with             intonations of Violet Group N88C at the base. Length: 10 mm.             Pistils: Quantity: On average, 30. Stigmas: Inferior in             location relative to the length of the filaments and the             height of the anthers. Styles: Color: White Group 155A.             Length: 10 mm.         -   Seed head characteristics.—Seed not observed to date. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant form.—Mounding.         -   Plant growth.—Compact.         -   Average vigor.—         -   Size.—Seasons growth attains about 50 cm in height. Average             spread is 50 cm.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile stems are Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Mature stems are Greyed-Orange Group N170A. Internodes: 40             to 60 cm between nodes. Length: Normally 10 to 20 cm from             the base of the plant to the flowering portion of the stem.             Diameter: About 3 mm. Texture: Mature stems are ribbed.         -   Plant foliage.—Leaf characteristics: Deciduous. Arrangement:             Trifoliate. Leaf Size: Compound leaves are about 115 mm             (l)110 mm (w). Leaflets are about 55 mm (l)×30 mm (w).             Abundance: On average leaves per 10 cm of stem. Leaf Color:             Juvenile upper Yellow-Green Group 144A. Juvenile lower             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Mature upper Yellow-Green Group             146A. Mature lower Yellow-Green Group 146B. Stipules:             Absent. Petioles: Size: Normally 20 mm in length by 2 mm             diameter. Texture: Smooth. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Petioloule: Size: About 10 to 15 mm in length by 2 mm             diameter. Texture: Smooth. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Leaflet Shape: Elliptic. The base is rounded, apex acute.             Margin: Entire. Surface: The upper side is smooth, the lower             side is smooth. Thickness: Moderate. Glossiness: Moderately             glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Subject to any disease that normally             attacks the species. However the variety is more tolerant to             clematis wilt, Ascochyta clematidina, than some clematis             known to the inventors.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Hardiness             Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of clematis plant named ‘Evipo105’, substantially as described and illustrated, due to its abundant purple-violet flowers with good keepability, attractive long lasting foliage and compact growth, year round flowering under glasshouse conditions, suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots, durable flowers and foliage which make the variety suitable for distribution in the floral industry. 